Profile of learners

This group of year 8 students are just entering their first textiles unit in secondary school. Few of the learners have had textiles experience. Two of the students have severe learning difficulties. One of who has Asperger’s syndrome and becomes very intensely focussed, he does not like to work closely with the other students and prefers to work with his support aide exclusively. The other of student has ADHD and can become extremely disruptive and aggressive when she feels threatened, she requires tasks that are severely scaffolded to ensure that she remains focused, and she is not provided with a teacher aide. The majority of other students in this class are at level and have limited textiles skills.